Huawei’s global chief financial officer arrested in Vancouver

Canadian law enforcement has arrested Wanzhou Meng, Huawei’s global chief financial officer, on the suspicion that she violated U.S. trade sanctions against Iran, according to a Globe and Mail report.

Meng is currently facing extradition to the United States.

“Wanzhou Meng was arrested in Vancouver on December 1st. She is sought for extradition by the United States, and a bail hearing has been set for Friday,” said Canadian Justice department spokesperson Ian McLeod in a statement to The Globe and Mail. “

“As there is a publication ban in effect, we cannot provide any further detail at this time. The ban was sought by Ms. Meng,” continued the statement.

The Globe and Mail reports that U.S. law enforcement agencies allege Ms. Meng tried to evade U.S. trade embargoes against Iran.

Meng Wanzhou is also a vice-chair on Huawei’s board of directors and the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei.

As recently as December 5th, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) director David Vigneault used his first public speech to warn Canadians of state-sponsored espionage through 5G mobile networks, placing an emphasis on Huawei’s infrastructure partnerships with carriers.

Vigneault’s speech comes shortly after three members Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance — New Zealand, Australia, U.S. — opted to ban carriers in their jurisdictions from purchasing telecommunications equipment from Huawei.

Scott Bradley, vice-president of Huawei Canada, in a recent statement MobileSyrup, said:

“Huawei Canada will continue to work collaboratively with the Canadian government, carriers and other domestic stakeholders to take whatever steps are needed to ensure and protect the integrity of Canada’s national telecommunications infrastructure, including the rollout of 5G technology. Our highest priority is — and always has been — the security and privacy of the networks that we help to equip here in Canada.”

Huawei is the second-largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment in the world. The company recently released the Mate 20 Pro in Canada.

Source: The Globe and Mail 

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